Global production of gold reached approximately 3,000 metric tonnes in 2023. China, Australia, Russia, Canada, and the United States were,…
For the first time in years, this year's Oscars season felt like it did before COVID-19, as several remarkable films competed for awards.Two of the…
In a momentous turn of events, Shehbaz Sharif — the seasoned politician and brother of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif — has ascended to the…
As global attention remains fixed on Israel's war on Gaza, a less-reported crisis is bubbling up at the other end of the Red Sea that could prove…
At 5:17 pm on 30 January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was shot three times on his way to a prayer meeting. He died instantly, aged 78.The assassin, Nathuram…
It is not for nothing that a biography of Jaber Alwan is called The Music of Colours. This visual artist, born in Babylon in 1948, is among a rare…
“He just looked at me...and smiled.”This is how Lance Corporal Eddie DeFranco, who was on guard duty at the Multinational Forces Headquarters in…
From one of the most important stations of the Belt and Road Initiative, situated amidst the historical Silk Road remnants along the picturesque…
Picture this: You’re driving in the city you’ve known your whole life. A young man in a bright yellow jacket appears and starts telling you where and…
Climate change, the Ukrainian war, the military coup in Niger, and the rush to acquire lethal weapons in more than one regional hotspot are all…